robin@gatech (04/22/83)
From: "Robin K. Cutshaw, Pharm.D." <robin@gatech> Hot time in the new dos tonight! Some interesting occurances with the new PC-DOS 2.0 follow... 1) copy c:\sys\filename c: This copies the file not to the root directory but to . (the current directory), however copy c:\sys\filename c:\ will work. 2) Many of the programs written for 1.1 have overlays which are required for different purposes, e.g. wordstar needs overlays for help commands and major actions. These files must reside in the current directory (.) for them to work. If one sets Path c:\sys where c:\sys is the system file directory and wordstar(ws) and its overlay files are there then when one is in another directory wordstar will crank up but it will not look in the path setup. This is understandable but annoying... 3) The new ctty command is wonderful but not all of the programs written by microsoft will follow their own protocol for op-sys interface. For example, Ctty com1 basica This will re-route input and output to the com1 (our modem) but when basica is entered control is switched to the console again and only when one exits via the system command will control be transfered back to the com1 port. Wordstar also does this so no editing from abroad can be accomplished. We are finding more of these little quirks every day and will keep the net updated... Thanks, Robin Cutshaw <robin.gatech @ UDEL-Relay> <allegra!gatech!robin>
robin (04/22/83)
Hot time in the new dos tonight! Some interesting occurances with the new PC-DOS 2.0 follow... 1) copy c:\sys\filename c: This copies the file not to the root directory but to . (the current directory), however copy c:\sys\filename c:\ will work. 2) Many of the programs written for 1.1 have overlays which are required for different purposes, e.g. wordstar needs overlays for help commands and major actions. These files must reside in the current directory (.) for them to work. If one sets Path c:\sys where c:\sys is the system file directory and wordstar(ws) and its overlay files are there then when one is in another directory wordstar will crank up but it will not look in the path setup. This is understandable but annoying... 3) The new ctty command is wonderful but not all of the programs written by microsoft will follow their own protocol for op-sys interface. For example, Ctty com1 basica This will re-route input and output to the com1 (our modem) but when basica is entered control is switched to the console again and only when one exits via the system command will control be transfered back to the com1 port. Wordstar also does this so no editing from abroad can be accomplished. We are finding more of these little quirks every day and will keep the net updated... Thanks, Robin Cutshaw <robin.gatech @ UDEL-Relay> <allegra!gatech!robin>
malis@bbn-unix.arpa (04/26/83)
From: Andrew Malis <malis@bbn-unix.arpa>
Hot time in the new dos tonight! Some interesting
occurances with the new PC-DOS 2.0 follow...
I have, at last count, received about 2000 of these messages.
Can someone please turn them off?
Thanks,
AndyMEAD@usc-eclb.arpa (04/26/83)
From: Dick <MEAD@usc-eclb.arpa> 38 of these messages seems a bit of overkill... -------
goldfarb.ucf-cs@rand-relay.arpa (04/27/83)
Would you kindly get your mailer fixed? I'm getting tired of seeing 10 copies of this now ubiquitous message in my mailbox every day.
res (04/29/83)
Could someone at "gatech" please check for a notesfile problem. I have received the "Hot time in the new dos tonight" article at least 10 times this week. My "n" finger is starting to tire! Rich Strebendt ...!ihnp4!ihuxn!res
Thomas.Newton@cmu-cs-spice.arpa (04/30/83)
I have received at least twenty copies of this message. On the other hand, am I about to receive twenty more counterflames (including my own)?!? This article is rapidly becoming quite annoying. Part 2 of PC-DOS flames arrived recently...will it also be repeated?